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Aseel Abu Mahfouz, a daily paid mathematics teacher, in her classroom at the UNRWA Jofeh Elementary School in Amman, Jordan. © 2019 UNRWA photo by Daniah Al Batayneh.

UNRWA Celebrates 2019 World Teachers’ Day

03 October 2019
UNRWA joins the education community worldwide in celebrating the World Teachers’ Day this year.
UNRWA Commissioner-General, Pierre Krähenbühl (2nd from left) met H.E. Mr Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf (2nd from right), Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, in New York on 26 September 2019. © 2019 UNRWA Photo

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Announces US$50 Million Contribution to UNRWA

27 September 2019
H.E. Mr. Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf, Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, announced on September 26 a contribution of US$50 Million to the core program budget of UNRWA for 2019.
Mohammed Alwan, playing the electric piano in the music class at the UNRWA Rehabilitation Centre for the visually impaired (RCVI) in Gaza. © 2018 UNRWA Photo by Khalil Adwan.

MERCY USA DONATES US$ 300,000 TO SUSTAINING EDUCATION SERVICES

25 September 2019
Mercy USA for Aid and Development has contributed a generous donation to the UNRWA to benefit some 500 visually impaired Palestine refugee students at the Rehabilitation Center for the Visually Impaired (RCVI) in Gaza.
Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism H.E. Mr. Mohammad Nuri Ersoy, TIKA President Mr. Serkan Kayalar, Turkish Ambassador to Jordan H.E. Mr. Murat Karagöz, UNRWA Acting Deputy Commissioner-General Mr. Christian Saunders and the Director of UNRWA Affairs in Jordan Mr. Mohammed Adar, Director-General of the Department of Palestinian Affairs Rafiq Kirfan inaugurate the UNRWA Amman New Camp Preparatory Girls’ School funded by Turkey through the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA). © 2019 UNRWA Photo by Daniah Al-Batayneh.

Government of Turkey supports UNRWA education programme in Jordan through TIKA

24 September 2019
UNRWA in Jordan and the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) inaugurated the UNRWA Amman New Camp Preparatory Girls’ School 1 and 2 after comprehensive renovation and furnishing works of the school were completed.
Students at the UNRWA al-Majdal-Haifa School in Damascus, Syria. © 2019 UNRWA Photo by Taghrid Mohammad.

UNRWA Opens Schools in Syria for over 51,000 Palestine refugee girls and boys

23 September 2019
This school year, 51,000 Palestine refugee girls and boys have gone back to 103 schools run by the UNRWA in Syria

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